8 Jun 2018

2018 Surgical Research Forum – Innovation for better patient care

All welcome to the 2018 Surgical Research Forum - Innovation for better patient care, being held on 26 July. See details below. The forum is followed by a public lecture being given by Mr James Lee (pictured), a passionate advocate of using research to improve surgical practice.

Details

  • Thursday 26 July, 2018
  • 1.30 pm – 5.30 pm
  • Lecture Theatre, Level 5 Alfred Centre
  • Purpose:  To showcase the research activities of the Alfred Hospital Surgical Departments

Session 1 – The Hugh Dudley Symposium on Surgical Innovation 

Chair – A/Prof Bill Johnson Director of Surgery Alfred Health
                                           
Time
Presenter
Topic
1.30 pm

  A/Prof Jeremy Grummet    Innovations in the diagnosis of prostate cancer 
  1.45 pm    Prof Mark Fitzgerald    New tools for streamlining trauma care 
  2.00 pm    A/Prof Heather Cleland    Novel ways to achieve skin closure in burns patients 
  2.15 pm    Mr Frank Raiola    Osseointegration changing lives 
  2.30 pm    A/Prof Susan Liew    TBA 
  2.45 pm    Mr Charles Milne    An integrated approach to the operating room – Hybrid Technology

The Sir Edward Hughes Keynote Lecture
Introduced by Adrian Polglase 
 
3.00 pm

 Prof David McGiffin    Novel ideas to improve therapy for patients with end stage heart disease

3.30 – 3.45 pm Afternoon tea
Session 2 – The Paul O'Brien Younger Surgical Researchers Symposium
This Symposium will highlight the work of our Higher Degree Students and Post Doctoral Fellows
Chair – Professor Wendy Brown Chair, Department of Surgery

Time
Presenter
Topic
3.45 pm

  Dr Geraldine Ooi  Improving liver function through weight loss 
  4.00 pm    Mr Matt Read  Barretts oesophagus – towards a better future 
  4.15 pm    Mr Stephen Bell  ADIPOSE trial – the effect of weight loss on Rectal Cancer Surgery - Cabrini 
  4.30 pm    Dr Rebekah Engel  Organoid research and colorectal cancer - Cabrini 
  4.45 pm    TBA  Urology Masters 
  5.00 pm    Mr Cheng Lo  Epithelial autografts 
  5.15 pm    Mr Charles Pilgrim  IRE – new hope for inoperable Pancreatic Cancer

AMREP Lecture Theatre and Foyer, AMREP Education Centre, Alfred Health
5.30 pm    Drinks
6.00 pm    The John Masterton Public Lecture, "Thyroid Cancer, towards a better paradigm"
                 Speaker: Mr James Lee
                 Introduced by Mr Roger Wale

Enquiries: Dr Daphne Vogiagis daphne.vogiagis@monash.edu
Web: www.monash.edu/medicine/ccs/surgery-alfred

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